3DPrinted

Agnikul Cosmos, an aerospace startup based in Chennai, the world's first single-piece 3D-printed engine for their launch vehicle the Agnibaan, is set for a test flight and will likely take off by the end of the year In a…

Most cyclists probably don't give much thought to what sort of water bottle cage they use. If you're one of those people who just has to have the best of everything, though, you might want to check out Alptitude's 3D-printed titanium Superleggero TI.Italian manufacturer Alptitude Bike Components has created a number of high-end bicycle parts in recent years. The company even previously released a carbon fiber version of the Superleggero cage.This latest TI version, however, is 3D-printed out of titanium … complete with…

A team of researchers led by the University of Cambridge has developed a new technique that uses high-energy lasers to fine tune the properties of 3D-printed metal without compromising the complex shapes it forms.Additive or 3D printing is proving an increasingly powerful tool for engineering and manufacturing, but it's far from a panacea. In fact, it often has some major drawbacks that require new approaches to overcome.3D printing metal usually involves a machine that lays down thin layers of metal alloy in the form of…

Stephen Lynch, associate professor of mechanical engineering, holds metal 3D-printed turbine vanes that are tested in the high speed cascade shown in the background. Lynch was part of a team that 3D printed a turbine component with ceramics, which are more heat tolerant than traditional metals. Credit: Kate Myers/Penn State Airplane engines can reach temperatures of more than 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit. The hotter they get,…

Edinburgh-based aerospace startup Skyrora announced yesterday it had commenced a series of full-duration tests of its updated 3D-printed 70kN engine.  The new design features an improved engine cooling chamber and can be built approximately 66% faster at a 20% cost reduction. It is meant to take the company closer to commercial orbital launch later this year from the SaxaVord Spaceport that is being developed on Lamba Ness in Unst, Shetland.  Skyrora says the tests will evaluate various…

To doctors and nurses working 75 years ago, when the UK’s National Health Service was founded, a modern ward would be completely unrecognizable. Fast-forward into the future, and hospitals are likely to look very different again. These are some of the changes you’re likely to see in years to come.Fully autonomous surgical robotsResearchers at Johns Hopkins University are developing a surgical robot capable of performing surgeries fully autonomously. The robot is equipped with 3D vision and a machine learning algorithm…

Experts estimate around 60% of buildings that will exist in 30 years’ time have yet to be built. This equals constructing a city the size of Stockholm every week until 2050. However, the construction sector currently doesn’t have the people or the skills to deliver the infrastructure and homes we need at the pace required. But what if we could offload some of the work to robots?   Enter 3D concrete printing — an emerging technology that uses 3D printers to create all manner of structures, from…

Reusability is the key to 21st century spaceflight, with many launch providers now working to make their rockets as recyclable as possible. California-based Rocket Lab is ready to take an important next step in this direction by fitting a previously flown 3D-printed engine onto its Electron rocket.Astronomers Could Soon Get Warnings When SpaceX Satellites Threaten Their ViewTo date, some 350 Rutherford engines built by Rocket Lab have gone to space, yet nonehave returned for a second stint in low Earth orbit. That could…

Researchers have designed a low-cost, energy-efficient robotic hand that can grasp a range of objects – and not drop them – using just the movement of its wrist and the feeling in its ‘skin’. Credit: University of CambridgeResearchers have developed a cost-effective and energy-saving robotic hand that can grasp a variety of objects, without dropping them, by utilizing only wrist movement and the feeling in its “skin.”The ability to grasp objects of varying sizes, shapes, and textures is a task that is simple for humans…

NASA is getting serious about sending a manned mission to Mars. We may not have reached the Moon again yet, but the Artemis missions are going as planned. The next step, after reaching the Moon again, is to send humans to Mars. Now NASA is sending four volunteers to a Mars simulation to prepare for such a mission. The simulation is actually a large set built to include equipment that astronauts might need on Mars. The box is in a massive warehouse in the corner of the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston,…